Willison, S., M. Magnuson, E. Silvestri, P. Lemieux, T. Boe, S. Hines, AND R. James. Best Practices to Minimize Laboratory Resources for Waste Characterization During a Wide-Area Release of Chemical Warfare Agents. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-18/254, 2018.

Griffin, D. AND E. Silvestri. Colony Forming Unit versus Enrichment-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Sensitive Detection of Bacillus atrophaeus subsp. globigii Spores. Presented at EPA International Decontamination R&D Conference, RTP, NC, May 08 - 10, 2018.

Silvestri, E. AND D. Griffin. Joint USGS/USEPA Pathogens in Soils Collaboration Project and Website. Presented at U.S. EPA International Decontamination R&D Conference, RTP, NC, May 08 - 10, 2018.

Silvestri, E., K. Hall, AND T. Haxton. MicroSAP: Tool for Developing Microbiological Sampling and Analysis Plans. Presented at US EPA Decontamination R&D Conference, RTP, NC, May 08 - 10, 2018.

Silvestri, E., Y. Chambers-Velarde, J. Chandler, J. Cuddeback, K. Jones, AND K. Hall. Sampling, Laboratory and Data Considerations for Microbial Data Collected in the Field. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-18/164, 2018.

Hall, K., R. Campisano, E. Snyder, E. Silvestri, AND S. Taft. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Sampling & Analytical Methods Program. EPA Decon Conference, Research Triangle Park,NC, May 08 - 10, 2018.

Douglas, S., D. Griffin, E. Silvestri, T. Boe, P. Lemieux, J. Lisle, W. Calfee, AND T. Nichols. Joint USGS/USEPA Pathogens in Soils Geographic Information Systems Project. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 2017.

Lemieux, P., Joe Wood, J. Drake, S. Minamyer, E. Silvestri, C. Yund, T. Nichols, M. Ierardi, AND B. Amidan. Analysis of Waste Management Issues Arising from a Field Study Evaluating Decontamination of a Biological Agent from a Building. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 66(1):17-27, (2016).

Silvestri, E., C. Yund, C. Bowling, D. Chappie, K. Garrahan, E. Roberts, H. Stone, T. Nichols, AND S. Taft. Considerations for Estimating Microbial Environmental Data Concentrations Collected from a Field Setting. Advance Online, Morton Lippmann (ed.), Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology . Nature Publishing Group, London, Uk, , 11, (2016).

Silvestri, E., D. Feldhake, D. Griffin, J. Lisle, T. Nichols, S. Shah, A. Pemberton, AND F. Schaefer. Optimization of a Sample Processing Protocol for Recovery of Bacillus anthracis Spores from Soil . JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 130:6-13, (2016).

Silvestri, E., S. Perkins, R. Lordo, W. Kovacik, T. Nichols, C. Bowling, D. Griffin, AND F. Schaefer. Observations on the Migration of Bacillus Spores Outside a Contaminated Facility During a Decontamination Efficacy Study. Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense. OMICS Publishing Group, LOS ANGELES , CA, 6(2):7, (2015).

Silvestri, E., S. Perkins, Gene Rice, H. Stone, AND F. Schaefer, III. Review of Processing and Analytical Methods for Francisella tularensis in Soil and Water. Annals of Microbiology. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany, , 1-13, (2015).

Griffin, D., E. Silvestri, C. Bowling, T. Boe, S. David, AND T. Nichols. Anthrax and the Geochemistry of Soils in the Contiguous United States. Geosciences. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, 4(3):114-127, (2014).

Silvestri, E., S. Perkins, D. Feldhake, T. Nichols, AND F. Schaefer. Recent Literature Review of Processing Methods for Recovery of Bacillus anthracis Spores. Annals of Microbiology. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany, , 2, (2014).